Whoever suggested these people to Trump is just straight-up trolling, only with the US government instead of some random subreddit.

Aight, @npub18x75...p6e7 tossed out a prompt and I feel like playing along on this one even though I’ll be limited. "Name a band (or music act) for every letter of your first name" Elvis Costello Rush I Mother Earth Crystal Method

“Scientists have concluded that widespread physical distancing and masking practiced during the early days of COVID-19 appear to have pushed B/Yamagata into oblivion. “This surprised many who study influenza, as it would be the first documented instance of a virus going extinct due to changes in human behavior, said Dr. Rebecca Wurtz, an infectious disease physician and epidemiologist…” **The flu shot is different this year, thanks to COVID**: https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/10/17/nx-s1-5155104/flu-shot-vaccine-b-yamagata-extinct